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Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensure by Endorsement – Practical Nurse

DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY:

If you have graduated from an approved nursing education program and have
been licensed by examination in another state within the U.S. or are scheduled
to sit for the NCLEX in another state in the U.S., you may apply
for licensure by endorsement.

If one or more pertain to you, before applying please contact the Board at (804) 367-4515 for further assistance regarding required documents:

You are not a graduate of an approved school of practical nursing;

You are licensed in another state on the basis of any type of nursing education
program except a school of practical nursing;

You are a Licensed Vocational Nurse and did not take the NCLEX;

Your nursing education was received in a foreign country; or

Your nursing education was received in another country but the education
prepared you for practice comparable to that of a registered nurse in
this country.

ENDORSEMENT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS and INSTRUCTIONS:

Please read the Application Instructions carefully before proceeding with an application.

Note: Virginia participates in the NURSYS license verification system and requires license verification through NURSYS for endorsement licensure applicants. Click
here to determine if your original state of Licensure participates in the Nursys
verification system.

Please click here to read the Laws and Regulations governing the practice of Nursing.

Applications for licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse by Endorsement are now exclusively accepted online. Click
here to begin the online application process.

Licensure by Examination – Practical Nurse

DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY:

If you are a graduate from a PN state approved nursing education
program that prepared you to be a nurse and need to take the NCLEX (state
board), you are required to complete the application for licensure by examination.

If one or more pertain to you, before applying please contact the Board at (804) 367-4515
for further assistance regarding required documents:

You are not a graduate from a PN state approved nursing
education program; or

You attended an education program outside of Virginia that did
not provide a minimum of 400 hours of direct client care supervised by qualified
faculty; or

You are an LPN educated in a foreign country.

EXAM APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS and INSTRUCTIONS:

Please read the Application Instructions carefully before proceeding with an application.

Licensure by Repeat Examination - Practical Nurse

Registered Nurse

Licensure by Endorsement – Registered Nurse

DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY:

If you have graduated from an approved nursing education program and have
been licensed by examination in another state within the U.S. or are scheduled
to sit for the NCLEX in another state in the U.S., you may apply
for licensure by endorsement.

If your nursing education was received outside of the U.S (except Canada) and you passed the NCLEX and you have been licensed in another state within the U.S. you may apply for licensure by endorsement. Foreign educated nurses, except Canadian nurses, must submit evidence of a credentials evaluation by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS).

Canadian Nurses are eligible for endorsement if the nurse has: an unrestricted (nursing) license in Canada completed nursing education in Canada where English was the primary language AND passed the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE).

ENDORSEMENT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS and INSTRUCTIONS:

Please read the ApplicationInstructions carefully beforeproceeding with an application

Note: Virginia participates in the NURSYS license verification system and requires license verification through NURSYS for endorsement licensure applicants. Click here to determine if your original state of Licensure participates in the NURSYS license verification system.

Please click here to read the Laws and Regulations governing the practice of Nursing.

Applications for licensure as a Registered Nurse by Endorsement
are now exclusively accepted online. Click
here to begin the online application process.

Licensure by Examination - Registered Nurse

DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY:

If you are a graduate from an RN state approved nursing education
program that prepared you to be a nurse and need to take the NCLEX (state
board), you will need to complete the application for licensure by examination.

If one or more pertain to you, before applying please contact the Board at (804) 367-4515
for further assistance regarding required documents:

You are not a graduate from an RN state approved nursing
education program; or

You attended an education program outside of Virginia that did
not provide a minimum of 500 hours of direct client care supervised by qualified
faculty.

You are an RN educated in a foreign country.

EXAM APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS and INSTRUCTIONS:

Please read the ApplicationInstructions carefully beforeproceeding with an application

Nurse Practitioner Application - Online Application

Click
here to begin the online application process for Licensure as a Licensed Nurse Practitioner.

NOTE: If you already have a Nurse Practitioner license and you wish to add additional specialties, you will need to contact the Board of Nursing at (804) 367-4515 to have a paper Application for Licensure as a License Nurse Practitioner mailed to you. You cannot use the online nurse practitioner application process to apply for additional specialties.

NOTE: You will also need to submit an application for a Nurse Practitioner License, or already hold a current Nurse Practitioner License in order to apply for Authorization to Prescribe (Prescriptive Authority)

Licensed Massage Therapist Applications

Effective January 1, 2017, all MASSAGE THERAPIST licensure applicants are required to have a fingerprint-based criminal background check (CBC). This requirement applies to applicants by initial licensure, endorsement and reinstatement. For more information about initiating this process visit the Criminal Background Checks page.

Verification Form - Massage Therapist (form required for applicants applying to Virginia who have been licensed/certified/ registered as a massage therapist in another state/jurisdiction)

Applications for licensure as a Licensed Massage Therapist by Endorsement are now exclusively accepted online. Please read the application questions carefully before answering each question. Click
here to begin the online application process.

Applications for licensure as a Licensed Massage Therapist by Initial Licensure are now exclusively accepted online. Please read the application questions carefully before answering each question. Click
here to begin the online application process.